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Côtes de Millau

Appellation

Côtes de Millau is an appellation in France, covering 1,014 ha across 17 communes. The rules allow red, rosé and white wine, based on Gamay, Syrah and Chenin. Regional bedrock: carbonate sedimentary rocks.

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Key facts

Type
AOC
Category
Vin tranquille
Protected since
1996-11-15
Area
1,014 ha
Separate plots
25
Extent N–S × E–W
24.05 × 42.36 km
Centre
44.1640° N, 3.1038° E
Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon, Chenin, Duras, Fer, Gamay, Mauzac, Syrah
Max yield
60 hl/ha
Min planting density
4,500 vines/ha
INAO office
Gaillac

Where it is

Nearest town
7.4 km north-east of Millau
Nearest city
87 km north-west of Montpellier 248,252 people
To the sea
101 km
Rivers nearby
Tarn (0.9 km) · Aveyron (16 km)
Same latitude
Prince Edward County (Canada), Lower Long Tom (United States)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
264–621 m
Mean elevation
435 m

Measured over the whole outline on 1,283 elevation cells of about 110 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Wines and grape rules

Côtes de Millau Red
GamaySyrah
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Côtes de Millau Rosé
Gamay
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha
Côtes de Millau White
Chenin
max 60 hl/ha · min 4,500 vines/ha

Bedrock

Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.

Communes · 17

Sources

EU register of geographical indications · INAO, Délimitation parcellaire des AOC viticoles (Licence Ouverte 2.0)

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